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About Paprewa Village

Paprewa is a mid sized village in Katoria tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 679, made up of 349 males and 330 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141 hectares hectares.

Paprewa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paprewa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Katoria
Area (hectares) 141 hectares
Population 679
Male Population 349
Female Population 330
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paprewa compares

By the 2011 count Paprewa is the 66th largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 619 residents. Its 141 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Paprewa

Paprewa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Paprewa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kurna, Maheshmara, Makna and Mothabari. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Paprewa

As per the Census of India 2011, Paprewa village had a population of 679. That makes it the 66th largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 619 residents.

Paprewa village has 349 males and 330 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paprewa has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 916.

Paprewa covers 141 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paprewa falls under Katoria tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The census record for Paprewa notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Paprewa.

Paprewa is in Katoria tehsil of Banka district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Paprewa today is likely to be higher.

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